Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-11-25
Zen Picture OF mn E.oouen, conrro.,uo

Mr.. = was tho talking member
OF tho House OF Representatives In tho
Forty- ninth Congress-. Tho Impulse to
take tho floor seemed To be- Irresistible
10 him.
llo made thrce speeches whero any
otter member mado ono.
There is nothing eloquent In Mr.. -'s
appearance. His figure is stumpy, and
long-skirted frock coat doesn't inn
prove tho outlines. very rnt face,
which In Iepose Is broadoned by n grin
cnvcys tho Impression Tint Sir. -
may DO u huniorist. This impression is
d.spclled soon after no gots tao lluor.
His style OF oratory ID tho pathetic.
GlNo him Tie case OF a Ioyul widow
whose wood-pile melted away in the six
lies ~ the result OF tho proximity OF a
camp.
For two minutes Mr.. - talks with
great gravity; thon his arms begin to
swing. Tho poIspiratlon comos out In
big drops and rolls down his face. His
voice quuvers and takes on tho tremolo
OF The calnp-mceting cXhortcr. Atlength
he wccps.
l, seems rs il he Is about to be over
come with emotion. Not 80. He now
In his rel hoat. and ho maintains IL until
The rap of tho gavel Informs him that
his time is up.
T'.ea the tours st p, the deep rich
color gradually recetles. the perspiralion
ores. The bread Leo expands with thnt
happy look. and Mr.. - la serene and mt
Peace with the world again.
10 seo Mi. - work himself I'D to
orator pitch and let himself down to his
normal level without wreckiny his sus-
penders was ono OF the entertaining feat
urcs OF the For,y-ninth Congress.
Language of Precious stones.
The quality OF turquois imparts pros.
perity In love.
Chrysolte was used as an amulet
against evil passions and dependency.
The opal imparts apprehension and in
sights, and Is the emblem OF unreallzed
hope.
Con1ugal felicity was symbollyed by
the sardonyx, which 1t was believed to
Insure.
The topaz was thought to promote
fidelity and friendship and to calm inter-
pal passions.
The properties of the amethyst are to
calm the passions Of the body and pro-
vent drunkenness.
Tho diamond hns tho mystic symbol
Ism OF light and purity, faith and up
Brightness of character.
The bloodstone was thought by the
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fortitude and stability OF character.
Garnet or cnrbunclo reproscnts con-
stancy OF purpose and fidelity to duty.
1t Is prominently tho soldiers gem.
The moonstone was tho emblem OF
the. merchant prince. and signified
wcll-directed industry and tho arts OF
peace.
Theruby was thought to guard against
unfricndliness, and particularly that
O. In,
ing.
The sapphire signifies modesty and
charity of opinion, and was thought to
possess the power of breaking the spells
OF magic.
The agate or ohalcedony represents
physical prosperity, and it is the stone
Of the athlete and physician, and i'm
parts longevity and health.
The emerald symbolIzes truth, and was
believed 10 secure good faith and happi-
ness In friendship and home.
PrattIlng Pet Parrot.
"A story Is told Of a jolly fat butcher who
owned very bright parrot.
One day. being OF an apopleptic turn,
he fell over dead. Poll saw 1t but said
nothing.
She watched curiously everything that
was done. She saw the silence OF tho
marketmen as they raised the body and
! placed 1t on n bench, covering it with q
cloth and speaking only in subdued
whispers. Polly noted the heart-broken
grief OF the widow. and ut last. gazing
out of her cage. cried out in an authori-
tative tone:
Put up the shuttcrsln
OF course, at such time and In such
a place, and coming from such q source.
this remark WAS too much. SO Polly
was removed at the suggestion OF some
one.
Still her humor did not lenye her, for
She peremptorily demanded:
y "What Is all this row about?"-
!, GBeards Book on Animals.